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PATENTED DEC. 24. 1907.

J. H. LYNUH. RAILROAD TIB AND FABTENER.

LPPLIULTIOI FILED KAY 6, 1907.

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JAMES H. LYNCH, OF BELLE VERNON, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNUR F FUUli-'lENlHSTO FRANK (i. MYERS AND ONE-TENTH T0 THOMAS E. CUNNINGHAM, 0l" PITTSBURG,PENN- SYLVANIA.

RAILROAD TIE AND FASTENER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec.- 24, 1907.

Application 61nd Hay 61 1907- Berial No. 371.987.

T o all 'whom 'it may concer-n:

Be itknown that I, JAMES H. LYNCH, a resident of Belle Vernon, in thecounty of Favette and State of Pennsylvania, ha* e invented a new anduseful Imprfwement in Raili road Ties and Fasteners; and I do herebydeclare the following to be a full, clear, and exact. descriptionthereof.

My invention relates to railroad ties and fasteners, and has for itsobject to provide n. cheap, simple and efficient form of a tie andfastener for railroad rails which will irlnlv and securely hold therails in place and in line and thereby overcoming the possibility of theloosening, spreadingr or side movementof the rails.

My invent-ion consists, generally st ated, in the novel arrangement,construction and combina-tion of parts as hereinafter more specificallyset forth and described and particularly )ointed ont in the claims.

To elleA le others skilled in the art. to which my invention apport-einsto constructand use my improved tie and fastener, I will describe thesame more fully, referring,r to the accompanying drawi in which- Figure1 is aside eleva-tion of in v improved tie and fastener. F ig. 2 is aplan view of the same. Fig. 3 is a longitudinal central section of thetie and fastener. Fig. 4 is a crosssection of two ties on the line 4-4Fig. and looking in the direction of the arrows. Figs. 5 and 6 areperspective views of the two clamping pieces or tie plates for the rail.is a like view of the lining plate for the ra. between the ties. F'O'. 8is a, like view of the wedge or key for the tie plates. Fie. -9 is across-section of the tie showing a modification for holding the key inplace. Fie. l0 is a. perspective view of the ke y shown inrliig. 9.

e symbols of reference herein indicate like parts in each of the figuresof the drawm As illust-rated in said drawinfrs, 1 represents my improvedtic which is olr h llow rec tangular shape in cross section and formedof metal either by casting or by rolling. E tending ont from each sideof the tie loro the nippel' and lower ilanges 2 and 3 which form t erecess 4 between them and throughout the length of the tie, while therails A are adapte to rest upon the upper face a, on said tie and beheld in place in the following manner. On one side of each tie l is theinner clamping portion 5 which is integral with said tie and is rovidedwith the overhanging inner face 6 or fitting over and engaging wit-h theinner base flanges b of one ofthe rails. On the other end of the tio 1is the inner clampingr portion 7 which is removably held on said tie andother rail A by means of the downwardly projecting sides 8 thereon forlit-ting along the sides of the. tie and provided with uides or grooves9 therein for the purpose aslllereinafter described. T he. portion 7 isalso provided with the downwardly depending portion 10 in the centerthereof l'or passing through a hole 11 in the top face a. on the tie andint-o the interior of said tie for holdingI said portion in place endthis portion can be further secured and clamped to said tie if desiredby a wedge or key 12 passing through n. slot. 13 in said .lependiiportion 10 and engaging with the under sit e of said upper f ace n. Theclamping port-ion 7 is provided with the overhanging inner face 14 forfitting over and enga-ging with the inner hase flange bon theI rail.

Fitting against the rails A and on the outer side of the saine are themovable clamping portions 15 which litover the ends of ear-.h of theties l and are adapted to slide thereon tin-nigh the downwardlyprojecting sides 16 thereon iitt ing around the upper ilanges 2 on saidties through a groove 17 in said sides. T he portions 15 have. auoverhanging inner tace 1S thereon for iitting over and engaging with theouter base flange c on the rails and said portions are also providedwith the guid.

ing arms 19 extending inwardly from the sides 16 for fitting within therecesses 4 in the sides of the t-ie 1 and within the grooves 9 inthe sides S of the clamping portions 9.

Extend ing down through an openinn 20 in the to face a of the tie 1 is akey 21 which is revit ed with a wedge face 22 on its inner lare forengaging with a slot 23 formed in the side of said o ening and with theouter face ofthe movab e clamping )ortion 15 for holding.,r the same inplace, an if desired, the key can be provided with a groove 24 in its uper face for the reception of a wire 25 which las its ends 26 passedthrough holes in the upper flanges 2 of said tie and bent under saidflange in the recess 4 to further assist in holding the portions 15 inplace, ns shown in Figs. 9 and. 10.

Extending.,r between two ties 1 and on the inner side of each of therails A is the liner plate 27 which is set vertically between sind ticsand preferably extends" below saidfties, whilel itaisfalsoll providedwith the overhanging inner side er ge 28 for fitting over and engangwith the inner base llange o of said rai The end faces 29 on the plate27 are adapted to lit within seats 30 on the clamping portions 5 andeinst the nplperl flanges 2 and on the lower anges 3 of t e ties 1 onone side and within seats 31 on the sides 8 on the clanipiwlr portions 7and the lower tie flange 3 on t 1e other side, While a slot 32 is formedin said ond faces 29 for fitting around the guiding arms 1Q on theslidable clampinr portions l5 to assist in guiding s ai-'l arms anportions 15 and to permit the lnsertion and withdrawal of the clampingportions and liners.

The use and manner of assembling my ini proved tie and fastener is asfollows-l'Vhen the ties 1 are placed in position, as shown in Fig. 1,the movable clamping portions 7 are then placed in position on said tiesby inserting the depending portions 10 therein through the hole 11 inthe to a of the ties and placing the keys 12 nit in the saine, andait-er which the liner plates 27 are inserted in place wit-hin said tiesand portions 5 and 7 through the seats 30and 31 in seid portions 5 andT. After this is accomplished the slidable clamping portions 15 areplaced in position on said ties l with their arms 19 litt-ing Within therecesses 4 in said ties and within the grooves 9 and seat-s or slots 32in the plates 27 respectively, so that the rails A` can then he clampedwithin said clamping portions 5, 7 and l5 by said portions 15 by drawingthem np to osition through the placing of the keys 21 in the openings.20 on the face a of the ties and forcing them down in said openingsagainst. the ends of said portions 15 by their wei'lge faces 22.

When it is desired to remove the parts of my improved tie and fastenerfor any purpose, the wedges or keys 21 areremoved from the openings 20in the tie faces a, when the clamping portions 15 can then be slid alongor removed from the ties 1, and after this is done, the liner plates 27are removed from the clamping portions 5 and so that the latter can beremoved from the ties through the Withdrawal of the keys 12 and leavethe. rails A free to be moved or replaced, ns de.- sited.

It will l-Inislie seen that my improved railroad tie and fastener willdo away with the nso these deicos, whil(l :it the same time when in usethe rails will be clamped tightly and be prevented from movement ordisplacement at any tino. The part-s emilio eonveniently and rapidly sotin position and will hold the rails in perfect alinonient at all times,while snch parts can be easily and durably made by cestino and rollingand will not require any skilled lhhor in the handling or setting of'the same in place. The ties and liner can be easily and thoroughlyclamped and if desired used with concrete around the same and within theties.

Various modifications and changes in the design and construction of myimproved tie and fastener may be resorted to Without departing from thespirit of the invention or sacrificing any of its advantages.

What l claim as my invention and desire to seeure by Letters Patentism 1. A. tie and fastener for rails com ris' a tie having a flangeextending out lli'ommie sides of the saineJ a removable clamping ortionon said tie for engaging with one sich; of said rail, a slidable clamp'portion on said tie and fitting around said anges. for engagino with theother side of said rail, means for hdlding said slidable portion inplace, and

uides or arin's on sind slidable portion for ittine under said flangesand within said removiilile clam ing portion.

2. A tie an fastener for rails com ris' a tie having a flange extendingont ommie sides of the saine, a removable clamping portion on said tiofor e aging with one side of the rails and havingndownwardly projectingsides thereon, a slidable clamping portion on said tie for engaging withthe other side of said rail and fitting around said flanges bydownwardly projectin sides thereon, means for holding said slidab eportion in place, and guides or arms on the sides ol Said slidahleportion for fitting under said flanges and within the sides on saidremovable portions.

3. A tie and fastener for rails oomprisi ties, clamping portions for therails on sai ties, and a liner late fitting between said ties and withintile said clamping portions for engaging with the rail.

4. A tie and fastener for rails oomprisin ties, clanipnig portions forthe rails on sai lies, a liner plat-e fitting bet-Ween said ties andwithin said clamping portions, and slidable clampinv Iyliliirtions onsaid ties and engaging with sai er plate.

5. A tie and fastener for rails comprisin ties, olanipii U portions forthe rails on sai ties, a liner-p ate fitting between seid ties andWithin said clamping portions, and slidable clamping portions on saidties having guides or arms engaging with said liner plate.

(l. A tio and fastener for rails coinprisin` ties, clampiiwP portionsfor the rails on sind i. tios, a liner p ate having a seat thereonfitting of holts and spikes socommonlyemployed in between sind tios andwithin said clamping portions, and slidablo clamping portions on saidlies having guides or arms thereon engaging with the sont in said linerlate.

ln tostin'ion) whereof, 1, the sind JAMES H. ln'Non have lmreuntn setinvliand. JAMES Il. LYNCH.

Witnesses A. Il. TREASURE, GLENN LYNCH.

